Volume 21 Issue 3 - November 2015

●●6:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan in
Wonderland. Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3. Various
times. See Nov 27 (7:00) for details.
●●7:30: Achill Choral Society. Rejoice. Rutter:
Magnificat; and other works. Christopher
Dawes, organ; Shawn Grenke, piano; Roger
Flock, percussion; A. Dale Wood, conductor.
St. James Roman Catholic Church (Colgan),
2118 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline, Colgan.
905-936-5060. $25; $10(13-17); $5(child).
Also Nov 28 (Bolton), Dec 6 (Orangeville).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Percussion Ensemble. Walter Hall,
Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492.
Free.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. The Lamb: An A Cappella Christmas
Concert. Works by Gibbons, Purcell, Tallis,
Britten, Poston and Taverner. Theatre of
Early Music Choir; Students of the Schola
Cantorum; Daniel Taylor, conductor. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. $30,
$20(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective.
Light Show. Basanta, M. Stein and J. Stein:
Music for Lamps; works by Oesterle, Bolaños
Chamorro, Murail and Rainey. Music Gallery,
197 John St. 647-456-7597. $20/$18(adv);
$15(sr/st/arts)/$13(adv).
Monday November 30
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Brass Chamber Ensembles. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.
A. Concerts in the GTA
Tuesday December 1
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Piano Virtuoso Series: Preludes and Pralines.
Works by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Albéniz,
Gershwin, Billy Mayerl and others. Linda
Ippolito, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Performance Class for Singers.
C’est bientôt Noël!: A French Christmas
Celebration. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-0492. Free.
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Midday Organ Series. David Briggs, organ.
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan in
Wonderland. Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3. Various
times. See Nov 27 (7:00) for details.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Woodwind Chamber Ensembles.
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-
0492. Free.
●●8:00: Massey Hall/Polaris Music Prize.
Tanya Tagaq and Owen Pallett. Tanya Tagaq,
Inuit throat singing, electronica, industrial
and metal influences; Owen Pallet, violin and
loop pedal. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-
872-4255. $18.94-$29.50.
Wednesday December 2
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonhour Recitals. Andrew Adair, organ.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. World
Music Series: Roots of India, Grown in Canada.
All-Canadian program of pop, folk and
Indo-fusion originals. Autorickshaw. Richard
Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.
416-363-8231. Free.
●●6:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Cantatas in the Cathedral. Bach: Cantata,
BWV132 and organ works. Sheila Dietrich,
soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, alto; Robert
Busiakiewicz, tenor; David Roth, bass; David
Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865.
PWYC. All donations go directly to the artists.
●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan in
Wonderland. Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3. Various
times. See Nov 27 (7:00) for details.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra and Vocal
Jazz Ensemble. Jim Lewis and Christine
Duncan, conductors. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Vocalis Series: Opera Excerpts. Master’s
and DMA voice students. Great Hall,
Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-
0492. Free.
●●7:30: Village Voices. Christmas Carols
Sing-Along. Brass Quintet; Village Voices
Community Choir; Joan Andrews, conductor.
Cornell Recital Hall, 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham.
905-471-4464. Admission by donation.
Thursday December 3
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Jazz Series: A Very Cadence Christmas. A
cappella bebop standards, 1980s hits and
holiday classics. Cadence. Richard Bradshaw
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-
8231. Free.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon. Morawetz: Sonata
for flute and piano; Sonata for trumpet and
Stories of
The Season
Friday,December 4th,
2015, 8pm,
383 Huron Street, Toronto
Come celebrate
through spoken word
and Canadian music.
Featured composers
include Daley, Raminsh,
Sirett and Willan.
416-971-9229
www.exultate.net
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un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
piano; Kuzmenko: Melancholy Waltz; Coulthard:
Fanfare Sonata for trumpet and
piano; Baker: Elegy for flute and piano.
Susan Hoeppner, flute; Gillian MacKay, trumpet;
Lydia Wong, piano. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.
●●12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon
at Met. Stephen Boda, organ. Metropolitan
United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-
363-0331. Free.
●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan in
Wonderland. Ross Petty’s final bow. A fractured
fairytale combining Peter Pan with
Alice in Wonderland. Ross Petty; Eddie Glen;
Dan Chameroy; Jessica Holmes; Tracey Flye,
director; Chris Earl, playwright; Guests:
Anthony MacPherson; Steffi DiDomenicantonio;
Jordan Clark; Lamar Johnson; Taveeta
Szymanowicz. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge
St. 1-855-599-9090. $27-$99; $27-$69(under
12). Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3. Various times.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. World Music Ensembles. World Music
Ensemble; Klezmer Ensemble; Japanese
Drumming Ensemble; Pedram Khavarzamini,
World Music Artist in Residence. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492.
Free.
●●7:30: York University Department of
Music. York University Symphony Orchestra.
Mark Chambers, conductor. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building,
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/
st).
BACH
CHRISTMAS
ORATORIO
Dec 3-6
416.964.6337
tafelmusik.org
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach Christmas Oratorio.
Jana Miller, soprano; Benno Schachtner,
countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Peter
Harvey, baritone; Ivars Taurins, director. Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall,
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $40-$93; $37-
$84(sr); $20-$83(st). Also Dec 4, 5, 6(mat).
Friday December 4
●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.
Featuring classics, opera, operetta,
musicals, ragtime, pop, international and
other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-
St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-
631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly.
●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan
in Wonderland. Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3.
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